Friday's Classic # 013
Jule was the first track of Solee I discovered, thanks to Pig & Dan, who did the remix duty. Back then, I couldn't decide if I liked the original or the remix better. But fact is that 5 years later, I still like Solee's productions, so he deserves some attention here.
Techno Thursday #010
![[SHARMX01] Avus - Staring Into one Eye (Margot Remix)](https://i4.sndcdn.com/artworks-000060117060-cmp47t-t500x500.jpg?435a760)
Avus - Staring Into One Eye gets reworked by the Italian musical magicians duo, Margot. Margot shine a new light on the original by reshaping it in some sort of intergenerational party, with Rhodes jamming on top of a housey take of the original, resulting in a jazzy, yet head-bob-inducing vibe.
Album of the Week #014
This is the best album of 2011, if you ask me. An album with a story, design end perfectly fitting music.
For "Diorama" Dominik Eulberg has selected in cooperation with Germanys nature magazine NABU the eleven greatest wonders of domestic nature. Because it is not only in exotic parts of the world that one can find incredible innovations of nature, they can also be found at your front door.Their existence is concealed for many of us and only by means of closer examination and an raised awareness for their secrets can we discover this world full of miracles.For this world of hidden wonders a graphic diorama was specially designed. Depicting a well known world full of unknown phenomena.For each wonder Dominik Eulberg has composed a piece of music, which reflects with sound and dynamic the accounted wonder.In addition he describes the eleven phenomena in a traditional way on the inside of the CD cover."Täuschungsblume" The opener of the album depicts an enigmatic musical anecdote.Time seems to stand still here. Slowly but with continuity the melodies descend, evolving in an never ending flow. "Echomaus" "Echomaus" reminds us of the greatest ambient moments by Aphex Twin. The track works through elegant creeping sounds, creating a fine balance and includes echo sounds and electronic sounding basslines that make the connection to the wonder as well as creating a epic track of great radiance. "Neunauge" The abrupt transition of the "Neunauge" (engl. lamprey) from a wormlike larva to a fish, is reflected here musically in a strong dynamic change, turning things upside down... making it two tracks in one. One could call it a musical version of the wonder itself. A risky and adventurous track that creates new space and clears the mind for the next track. "Teddy Tausendtop"The wonder of "Teddy Tausendtop", the clumsy water bear, is an tempting blueprint for Eulberg to pull all his tricks. He here composes brilliant beats and uses synths that create a timeless atmosphere as well as using others that make huge dynamic shifts evolving in a magic piece of music which is a wonder in itself. Without words a masterpiece! "Islandmuschel 400"Maybe the most intense track of the album, going deep under ones skin. A track that has the aura of an approaching gigantic iceberg from the perspective of a child. This track could be a massive tune on big festivals, a big time instrumental pop song. It is very personal and fuelled with fate. "3 Millionen Musketiere" This track is for all of us who experienced the genuine collective feeling at one of the raves in the early 90ies or at small parties in industrial sites when the first sunbeams made their way through the stained glass industry windows. This track is euphoric up to the limit: A break beat that incorporates the best moments of UK techno with bands such as: Enjoy or Bizarre Inc, but transfers it into the year 2011. This is a track that creates gooseflesh. "H2O" What would the world be without water? Every life starts with water and so Eulberg has written a track here that features the complexity as well as the beauty of this element. Eulberg has composed such an intricate track here... it goes beyond recognition. This track has a central position in his album. "Der Tanz Der Glühwürmchen" After "3 Millionen Musketiere" and "H2o" this track seems to have a recreational quality in the beginning but in the course of the track turns out to be really emotional. Picking up a feeling that New Wave or Indie Rock tunes hold, this track reveals the quality of the album altogether, the timeless quality of some of the trax. "Aeronaut" Starting deranged and giving no clue in which direction it might proceed, step by step he introduces lush melodies detached from all earthbound actions.All of this would not work if Eulberg had not programmed one of his best beats ever... a complex abstract beat that massages the synapses. "Wenn Es Perlen Regnet" "Wenn Es Perlen Regnet" is plea for the beauty of nature and the world of melodies, that few artist can translate into music. This track blends romance with techno reality. "Metamorphose" "Metamorphose" signifies what Eulberg has actually intended with his album and what has been responsible for the outcome of this album. A tongue in cheek title and music that shows great French movie soundtrack quality connected to Eulberg beats. The end of the CD but a track of timeless beauty.
Release Date: 9 may 2011
Rating: 5/5
Saturday's Set #013
Tracklist:
[0.00] Active Child - Johnny Belinda (Matthew Dekay Remix?)
[0.01] Von Spar - HyBoLT (Barnt Remix)
[0.09] ?
[0.16] Run Stop Restore - Corporal
[0.21] Chymera - Aloof
[0.25] North Lake - Griswold
[0.32] Hunter/Game & Bajka - The Island (Baikal Remix)
[0.34] John Tejada - Mono On Mono
[0.38] Sami Koivikko - Pääjääsä
[0.43] ?
[0.50] Elekfantz - Diggin' On You (Gui Boratto DOC Mix)
[0.55] Akabu - Phuture Bound (Âme Mix)
[1.00] Dj Tennis - Self Portrait ?
[1.07] Greg Gow - The Bridge (Late Grand River Mix)
[1.13] Martin Buttrich - Monkey Troopers
[1.19] Ten Walls - Requiem
[1.25] Mind Against - Avalon
[1.31] Gabriel Ananda - Rims & Prophet
[1.35] Ten Walls - Walking With Elephants
[1.40] Pantha Du Prince - Asha
[1.44] Eduardo de la Calle - Quasi-calligraphic
[1.51] Principles Of Geometry & Sebastien Tellier - A Mountain For President (Joakim Remix)
[1.56] Mark Henning - Blackout
[2.01] Green Velvet + Riva Starr - Robots (Mind Against Remix)
[2.07] Joseph Capriati - Fratello
[2.12] Efdemin - America
[2.16] A. Balter - You're A Fish
[2.21] Rebolledo Feat. Superpitcher Guest Starring Miriam Torres - Meet Me At Topazdeluxe
[2.27] Mind Against - Several Times
[2.35] Thomas Schumacher - Rotor
[2.40] ?
[2.46] Caribou - Sun (Midland Edit)
[2.53] ?
Friday's Classic # 012
The original track by the legendary Circulation gets an 2013 update by Israelian producer Guy J. But the original still sounds very nice in 2014.
Album of the Week #013
Over the past few years, Mano Le Tough has become one of the shooting stars of the international dance music scene. His impact has been so great that Kristian Beyer of Âme claimed recently in an interview that: "Thanks to Mano Le Tough, I have no fears for the future of house." And not just Beyer, the entire Innervisions gang including Âme and Dixon have become fervent supporters of Mano Le Tough's warm and melodic, yet driving sound. Niall Mannion as Mano is known to his parents, is originally from Greystones, a seaside village near Dublin, Ireland. After an eclectic musical youth and a move to Berlin, Mannion first popped up on the electronic music radar in 2009 with an ep on legendary disco Viking Prins Thomas' Internasjonal label. All of his great experiences as a musician and artist culminate now in Mano Le Tough's first long player "Changing Days" on Permanent Vacation. Fully aware that the album format is still the most important statement of a musician, Mano succeeds in this field with flying colors by not falling into the obvious traps of making a "dance" album with 10 songs that all seem to sound that same. Similar to his labelmate and buddy John Talabot, Mano manages to expand his stylistic palette to more than "just" dance or club music. Instead he creates his own distinct sound and musical vision with bittersweet melodies and atmospheric moods that should appeal to ravers and more pop trained ears alike.
Release Date: 22 february 2013
Rating: 3.5/5
Techhouse Tuesday #010
Two guys from Belgium with a deep tech house track on the new Parquet release.
Sunday's Chillout #012
Caught this remix out of the yearmix of Olivier Weiter. This remix contains a very warm bassline and I think overall the remix is well done. It still has the strong vocals from the original track which is also very good track. The original is from 1983, the year I was made.
Sunday's Chillout #011
You could't guess that Alessandro Diga is coming from Holland. At least, not from his artist name. He actually has a really Dutch name in real life. But you recognize the Dutch tracktitles from his releases.
Most of his tracks are a combination of deep house en techno, but this track 'Betelgeuze' is a fine piece of electronica that a really really like.
Saturday's Set #013
Glad I'm not the only fan of Tale Of Us, David Prap from Inlab Recordings is a fan too!
Tracklist:
0.00 ID intro
0.02 Mind Against - Ceremonial
0.07 Tale Of Us & The/Das - Fresh Water
0.12 Tale Of Us - Another Earth
0.17 Tale Of Us & Vaal - Concor
0.23 Mind Against - Atlant
0.30 Usual Things Around - Devotion
0.35 Pan-Pot - Rosinenbomber
0.39 Oliver Huntemann - Schatten
0.45 Oliver Huntemann - High5
0.51 Gaga - Gray
0.55 Nokken - Can You See Through Me
1.00 Matador (IE) - Black Shapes
1.06 Stiv & Vallo - Just Awake (Piatto Remix)
1.12 ID
1.18 ID
Friday's Classic # 011
This track keeps coming back in many setlists today, so I consider it's a classic..!
Techno Thursday #009
Glasgow based producer Petrichor (aka Simon Stokes) returns to Soma with the follow up to his excellent debut ‘On Tides’ with the deep and thoughtful ‘Some Bara EP’. Continuing in the shape of the previous release, Petrichor has crafted 3 very unique tracks that are saturated in emotion.
Soma Bara is the title track with a perfect melody of plucked synths working their way in over shuffling drum patterns, all taken deeper with perfect low end and sequenced with a very live feel to it. This is definitely a journey with Petrichor at the helm.
Album of the Week #012
This album is a true masterpiece for me. I don't know why, but everytime when I listen to this album, it gives me the chills. Especially tracks like 'A Smple Thing', 'At Peace', 'Farra', 'Des Promesses de Couleurs', 'Leonor's Lanugo' and 'Random Violence'.
Ripperton started his career as one-half of Lazy Fat People in 2006. Their track 'Big City' became a classic at that time. In 2007 Raphaël decided to go solo under his own name. It was actually years later that I discovered he was one-half of Border Community's duo Lazy Fat People.
Untill 2010, I never heard of Raphaël Ripperton. The first time I came in touch with Ripperton, was when I heard the track 'Leonor's Lanugo' as the opening track of Eelke Kleijn's radio show Outside The Box in March 2010. I was immediately knocked out by the beauty of this intro track. Not long after that I was listening to the whole album. Actually, it took some time to get hooked to the whole album (but hey, that's a good thing). But a year later I understood the complete experience of "Niwa" and it became my album of the year 2010.
Right now, 4 years later, I came to the conclusion that this album deserves the full package!
Release Date: 01 february 2010
Rating: 5/5
Saturday's Set #012
Very nice mix to warm you up in winter times.
Tracklist:
00 Extrawelt - Neuland
06 Takuya Yamashita - Daybreak (Mirko Loko Mun Version)
12 Avatism - Mastodon (Mind Against Remix)
20 Le Carousel - Stick Together (Phil Kieran Remix)
29 Qlons - Rêve En Couleurs
34 Ryan Davis - Ghosts
42 Kiasmos - Driven
47 Gabriel Ananda - The Hunt
54 Mondkrater - Alina (Microtrauma Remix)
Album of the Week #011
Debut album from Dutch producer Mees Dierdorp. Experimenting with a combination of Dutch poetry and techno music.
'Let music take you to places with undiscovered sense''
Release Date: 02 december 2013
Rating: still listening, to be rated soon
Saturday's Set #011
One of the best yearmixes I could find.
Tracklist:
00 Henry Saiz - All The Evil Of This World (Chaim Remix)
06 Ruede Hagelstein - Detuned
11 Daniel Dexter - Why So Serious? (Uner Remix)
16 Ten Walls - Requiem
21 Solee - Sommerliebe (Eelke Kleijn Remix)
26 Miss Melera - Stunning
30 Good Guy Mikesh - Place of Love feat. Filburt (Maceo Plex Edit)
33 Guy Mantzur & Khen feat. Kamila - Moments Becoming Endless Time
39 Vincent Leijens - Rosette
44 wAFF- Love
49 Adam Beyer - Take Me Away
55 Mind Against - Atlant
1.02 Agoria - Scala
1.08 Chable & Bonnici - Ride (Olivier Weiter & Eelke Kleijn Remix)
1.14 Hot Since 82 vs Joe T Vannelli - The End
1.19 Daniel Stefanik - Confidence (Adam Port Remix)
1.24 Dominik Eulberg & Gabriel Ananda - The Space Between Us
1.30 Rebelski - The Rift Valley (Lee Van Dowski Binary Re-Up Mix)
1.34 Kölsch - Oma
1.39 Gregor Tresher - Nightcolors
1.45 The Smiths - This Charming Man (Luis Leon Bootleg)
1.51 Matthew Herbert - It's Only (DJ Koze Remix)
Friday's Classic # 010
Classic from Swiss Producer Deetron, what a ride, straight from the start.
Album of the Week #010
Entitled ‘From A to Sea’, Applescal presents a 9-track mini album with various old works and journeys, as you would expect, through all manner of electronic influences. From minimal leanings seen on his releases for German label Traum, through to the pastoral electronica seen on his Atomnation releases, abstract ‘non-glitch’ IDM, bouncy brain-dance and more.
Release Date: 09 december 2013
Rating: still listening, to be rated soon
Sunday's Chillout #010
Finally, there will be a debut album by Max Cooper this year, March 10th. This is the first single from it, Adrift, with long running vocal collaborator Kathrin deBoer.
We can't wait that long Max!
Saturday's Set #010
A very nice liveset from the Magic Panda!
Tracklist:
Ships on Fire
Echolalia
Tokyo
The Glass Mountain
Temple of a Thousand Lights
Akasha
Distant Places
Days are Numbered
Friday's Classic # 009
This tune gave me goosebumps while riding in the car and watching the sun rise at the same time...
Album of the Week #009
Groj is Kevin Jamey from Montreal, Canada.
Groj is a virtually unknown electronic musician. He currently resides in Montreal and has both a French and Anglo background. He grew up in Grenoble and Sydney. He spends his days working in a psychology laboratory and his nights making music in his bedroom. He signed his debut EP ‘Edlothia’ with label ‘klangwelt’.
Later he started his own label to release his own music on Box Records. After his first album "Promised Land" that was more ambient orientated, now he returns with his second album "Playmorium". This album is totally different, because he returned to his techno side of productions. But still with lots of warm melodic atmospheres. With this album he proves, that he is very diverse and is not limited to only one genre.
Release Date: 27 november 2013
Rating: still listening, to be rated soon
